[OPEN] Have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down?

[daddys_bear]

Characters: Kurosaki Isshin [daddys_bear] & OPEN to all on the Silvana.
Content: Their ghostly crisis averted, its back to normality for one Kurosaki Isshin. Though fate may have other things in store for him.
Setting: All around the ship.
Time: Most of the day.
Warnings: Isshin, secret seriousness, possible daddy shounen, Isshin.
OOC Note: Just as promised,

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Hall on the way to the Infirmary

[why_halo_there]

Hikari shuffled down the hall, brow furrowed, shoulders drooped, and hands tense. Even if Shinjiro said he was okay, he still needed to take it easy. He couldn't just hop back into the swing of things like nothing happened; that was a surefire way to get himself hurt. Again.

However, there was a problem: she wasn't really sure how to help him. While she had some knowledge of medicine thanks to Dr. Tohsaka, it was mostly limited to first aid. Maybe it would be a good idea to go to the infirmary and ask the doctors there for advice - if they weren't too busy, that is.

Hall on the way to the Infirmary

[daddys_bear]

Isshin had been bringing over some files from his room to the infirmary at the moment, having finished looking over them earlier. With one crew and three doctors, it was almost a miracle how things didn't seem to be so busy half of the time. The man guessed he was lucky enough to be in a crew that didn't have a tendency to injure themselves most of the time, or things would have been quite different otherwise.

He had noticed the other down the hallway as he headed over, and came up from behind her, announcing his presence with his usual cheerful call. "Afternoon, Hikari-chan! Were you heading down to the infirmary?"

Re: Hall on the way to the Infirmary

[why_halo_there]

"Ah, yes," she said with a vigorous nod. "I wanted to ask you something, if it wasn't too much of a bother."

Hall on the way to the Infirmary

[daddys_bear]

Well, this was something new. The man paused for a bit, blinking at the inquiry for a moment due to the surprise - but soon enough got over it. The usual cheerful grin was on his face as Isshin responded quite happily. "Why of course, it isn't a bother at all! Feel free to ask me anything at all, Hikari-chan!"

[why_halo_there]

"I wanted to ask about Shinjiro," she replied. Hikari glanced away for a moment, and continued, "I mean, I know he was released, but are there still any problems? He'll be fine, right?"

[daddys_bear]

Ah, so this was about Shinjiro, then. It wasn't too surprising, given since the two of the were co-workers, so he supposed she was just concerned about him - which was of course, perfectly A-OK in his book. Fellow workers did need to care for each other after all!

Smiling still, Isshin nodded once as he replied to her inquiry. "Yep, he's pretty alright! He could do with a bit more rest, but otherwise he's good to go."

[why_halo_there]

Hikari nodded vigorously, and said, "So, we just need to make sure he doesn't do too much work. But...er, how much can he work?"

[daddys_bear]

"He's fine enough for his daily work," Isshin responded with all of his usual patience and warmth. "Just make sure he doesn't do anything too strenuous like carrying heavy boxes and everything, and it should be fine." Not to mention Shinjiro was a pretty strong guy, so that helped too.

[why_halo_there]

Okay, all she had to do was make sure Shinjiro didn't do anything too hard. That should be easy-

...except that she wasn't sure if she could stop him from doing, well, anything. Shinjiro was a stubborn man, and while she had gotten used to his taciturn nature, he could still be a bit scary sometimes. For a brief moment, Hikari's face drooped down in discouragement, before she tightened her fists. She couldn't just back down like that! Not until he was completely, fully, a hundred percent better!

"Okay," she said, with a newfound look of determination in her eyes. "I'll make sure I keep an eye on him. Thanks, Doctor Kurosaki!"

[daddys_bear]

And seeing the determination lighting in Hikari's eyes, Isshin himself couldn't help but grin at the sight - friendship and helping out one another; such a wonderful sight! It was so very hard to see things like these nowadays.

"Not a problem at all!" he replied with a cheerful chirp in his voice. "Do your best now, Hikari-chan!"

[why_halo_there]

"Don't worry, I will," she replied. "And good luck to you and the other doctors, too - oh! And tell Dr. Watson that I said hello, okay?"

[daddys_bear]

"Sure thing! And take care of yourself as well too now!" the doctor responded with a happy smile and nod - he was honestly quite pleased at the support she showed to them. Doctors were just so unappreciated at times despite the fact that they were the first people to be turned to whenever something happened with their health. He wasn't complaining, but... well, it was still nice to have such appreciation from time to time.